Court sacks Kogi assembly member

A federal high court in Abuja has voided the election of a member of the Kogi assembly, Atule Egbunu, representing Ibaji constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Justice Ekwo gave the order in a judgement on Friday.

The suit was filed by Joseph Enemona, in which he challenged the propriety of the primary election conducted by his party, the APC.

Justice Ekwo, in the judgment, upheld the plaintiff’s claim that the APC did not conduct a valid primary election.

The judge noted that, while seven aspirants were to participate in the primary election, the party unlawfully manoeuvred the process, made the participation of a single aspirant possible and denied the other six the opportunity to participate.

Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered that the candidate of the party that came second in the December 5, 2020 by-election, be inaugurated in placed of the sacked APC candidate.